Maria Sakkari advances to US Open second round after comeback win

Maria Sakkari advanced to the second round of the US Open after a dramatic comeback victory against American qualifier Robin Montgomery. Sakkari faced significant early adversity, losing the first set 2-6 and trailing 0-4 in the second set after Montgomery won 12 consecutive points.

Sakkari managed to stabilize her performance, improving her serve and aggression to win the second set 7-5. She maintained her momentum in the deciding third set, securing a 6-2 win to complete the turnaround. Following this victory, Sakkari is scheduled to face Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva in the next round.

In other US Open news, Carlos Alcaraz secured a straight-sets victory over Roman Safiulin, while veteran Stan Wawrinka exited the tournament following a loss to Matteo Berrettini. Additionally, Austrian player Lilli Tagger advanced after defeating Tamara Korpatsch in straight sets.